The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and Video Services Forum (VSF) are to receive an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering, Science & Technology for the development of SMPTE ST 2110.
SMPTE ST 2110 is a suite of standards developed by SMPTE, EBU, and VSF for transmitting uncompressed and compressed video, audio, and data over Internet Protocol (IP) networks in professional live TV production environments.
The set of standards emerged as a replacement for a more rigid infrastructure based on the traditional Serial Digital Interface (SDI), offering greater flexibility and scalability. It is now widely adopted around the world for live media production and other applications, enabling new and more efficient ways to produce live TV content in a low-latency fashion.
Source: EBU
SMPTE, EBU, and VSF will be awarded the honour during the Television Academy’s 77th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards ceremony on October 14.
“I'm extremely proud of the entire SMPTE team, both staff and members, alongside our partners at EBU and VSF,” commented Richard Welsh, President of SMPTE. “Their dedication and hard work bringing ST 2110 to the industry is deservedly honoured with this fantastic recognition from the Television Academy.”
Willem Vermost, Senior Media Technology Architect at EBU, said: “What we witnessed during early trials of IP-based studios with several EBU members was a clear call from production teams for greater efficiency and flexibility. That wish from production became our driving force, inspiring us to launch the collaborations on this standard that could shape the future of live production."
Felix Poulin, who led the EBU's work on IP production infrastructures at the time and is now Director of Global Collaborations at CBC/Radio-Canada, added: “It is wonderful to see how the combined work that we started some 10 years ago has paid off. ST 2110 has moved far beyond being an emerging technology and now provides the efficiency and power that the most future-proof production facilities in the world are built on."
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